In-situ transport cleaning

Abstract

A system, method and apparatus for in-situ cleaning comprises a shower configured to dispense cleaning solution on a belt in a rendering device a dryer configured down line from the shower; a cleaning roller configured to engage a transport roller associated with the belt and a control system for controlling operations thereof.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An in-situ cleaning system comprising:
 a shower configured to dispense cleaning solution on a belt;   a dryer configured down line from said shower; and   at least one cleaning roller configured to engage a transport roller associated with said belt.   
     
     
         2 . The in-situ cleaning system of  claim 1  further comprising:
 at least one ultrasonic device disposed in cleaning solution associated with a transport. 
 
     
     
         3 . The in-situ cleaning system of  claim 2  further comprising:
 a controller said controller comprising:
 at least one processor; and 
 a computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer-usable medium capable of communicating with said at least one processor, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said at least one processor and configured for controlling at least one of: 
 dispensation associated with said shower; 
 operation of said dryer; 
 engagement of said at least one cleaning roller; and 
 operation of said at least one ultrasonic device. 
 
 
     
     
         4 . The in-situ cleaning system of  claim 3  wherein said controller can operate in one of:
 an automatic mode; and 
 a manual mode. 
 
     
     
         5 . The in-situ cleaning system of  claim 1  wherein said dryer comprises one of:
 a wiper; 
 an air knife; and 
 a vacuum. 
 
     
     
         6 . The in-situ cleaning system of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a drip pan configured beneath said belt to collect residual cleaning solution; and 
 a pump disposed in said drip pan configured to pump said residual cleaning solution to said shower. 
 
     
     
         7 . The in-situ cleaning system of  claim 1  wherein said at least one cleaning roller further comprises:
 a rotational hub; 
 an interior body; and 
 an exterior cleaning surface. 
 
     
     
         8 . The in-situ cleaning system of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a housing wherein said shower, said dryer, and said at least one cleaning roller are housed; and 
 at least one mounting fixture for fixedly mounting said housing to a rendering device. 
 
     
     
         9 . The in-situ cleaning system of  claim 1  wherein said belt comprises a transport belt associated with a rendering device. 
     
     
         10 . A method for in-situ cleaning comprising:
 dispensing a cleaning solution on a belt;   removing said cleaning solution from said belt with a dryer configured down line from said dispensed cleaning solution; and   cleaning a transport roller with at least one cleaning roller engaged against said transport roller.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising:
 agitating cleaning solution disposed in a marker transport with at least one ultrasonic device. 
 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising:
 controlling, with a controller, at least one of:
 dispensation associated with said shower; 
 operation of said dryer; 
 engagement of said at least one cleaning roller; and 
 operation of said at least one ultrasonic device. 
 
 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said controller can operate in one of:
 an automatic mode; and 
 a manual mode. 
 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10  wherein said dryer comprises one of:
 a wiper; 
 an air knife; and 
 a vacuum. 
 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising:
 collecting residual cleaning solution with a drip pan configured beneath said belt; and 
 pumping said collected residual cleaning solution to a reservoir with a pump disposed in said drip pan. 
 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10  wherein said at least one cleaning roller further comprises:
 a rotational hub; 
 an interior body; and 
 an exterior cleaning surface. 
 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising:
 mounting a housing wherein a drip pan, said dryer, and said at least one cleaning roller are housed, to a rendering device. 
 
     
     
         18 . A system comprising:
 a cleaning solution reservoir filled with a cleaning solution;   a ducted output structure configured in said cleaning solution reservoir; and   a pump configured to pump cleaning solution in said cleaning solution reservoir through an opening of said ducted output structure wherein said cleaning solution exiting said ducted output structure contacts a belt.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18  further comprising:
 a dryer downline from said ducted output structure; 
 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19  wherein said dryer comprises one of:
 a wiper; 
 an air knife; and 
 a vacuum.